Want to support Milwaukee area businesses by buying gift cards? Here's how

Times are really tough for small businesses shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic, including many here in the metro Milwaukee area.

Gannett, the parent company of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has launched a nationwide effort to support local businesses by creating a website for one-stop shopping of gift cards with 100% of the money going to those businesses.

Currently, 161 businesses are listed alphabetically in Milwaukee and other area communities ranging from restaurants, taverns and brewpubs to yoga studios, shops and a beef jerky store.